Beattie v. Howell

In or about the year 1913 a development company acquired a small tract of land in the borough of Chatham and proceeded to divide it into parcels for sale to the public. There was laid out, among others, a thoroughfare called Minton avenue, which, at its northerly end, was intercepted by an old existing highway called Main street, a short distance east of the business centre of the borough. It is upon this street that the property of the complainants is located. Some, if not all, of the complainants have erected homes. In every instance the original grantor inserted in the deeds held by some…